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CSUF Consulting Teams Place Second, Third in National Competition

In this week’s CSUF Entrepreneurship Insider Director John Bradley Jackson talks about the two CSUF Consulting teams that did very well in a national competition.

Two of our CSUF Consulting teams finished second and third in their respective categories at the Small Business Institute’s national consulting report competition. This is a great honor for us and these awards increase our total number of national awards to thirty-one!

Dr. Lorenzo Bizzi’s MBA team placed second nationally in the Graduate Comprehensive report category. Lorenzo’s team worked hard to develop a comprehensive strategy report for their client, Orange County Fair and Events Center. This is Lorenzo’s first Top 10 finish in the competition!

One of my teams finished third nationally in the Undergraduate Specialized category. Their report for the Fullerton College Foundation focused on developing innovative strategies to increase donations to Fullerton College. I’m very proud of them!

SBI was formed in 1976 and is the premier organization dedicated to field-based student consulting and outreach to small businesses. The institute has 130 universities across the country. The mission of the Small Business Institute® is to be the premier provider of professional development for those engaged in experiential student team consulting and related entrepreneurship education, research and activities. SBI is the link between business, education and community.

[03/21/17 Edit: In the original post, it showed Professor Jackson’s team coming in second and Dr. Bizzi’s team coming in third. This was the opposite of what happened and the changes above reflect that.]

The CSUF Business Plan Competition is the most comprehensive entrepreneurship competition at Cal State Fullerton. CSUF student-entrepreneurs who are competing in the Finals have gone through two rounds of competition and coaching from our startup experts are now ready to present their concepts to the world!Come and support them at the Finals!

The CSUF Startup Incubator provides promising and coachable innovators access to technical advice, assistance in the hunt for seed capital, a place to meet and work, a large network of veteran entrepreneurs, and expert guidance concerning patents, technology transfer, licensing, royalties, contracts, and new venture formation.

Creativity is the life blood of business and our consulting teams are filled with students brimming with creative solutions in a wide range of areas. Now is the perfect time to inject some creative solutions into your business by working with one of our CSUF Consulting teams.

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